Astronomy

Emily Bone (Author) Emily Bone grew up among the rolling hills of Hampshire, writing stories about the ants and birds in her garden. After studying English at Cambridge, she found her dream job at Usborne in 2007. Since then, she's written about many weird and wonderful creatures, along with books on space, fashion and food.

'A straightforward book telling you all a beginner needs to know about the planets, stars, moons, nebulae, galaxies asteroids and more' - Education Umbrella; 'Good quality non-fiction for this age group is a real boon and the Usborne Beginners is an excellent series. With its easy reading text, it is ideal for those learning to read who enjoy non-fiction books' - Parents in Touch; 'No Key Stage 1 classroom should be without the whole set' - The Bookseller; 'An excellent series. Carefully designed to appeal to early readers, the books have accessible vocabulary and easy reading text, clear pictures, a contents page, index and glossary - all excellent for helping children to learn to use books for research' - Parents in Touch; 'I can't praise Usborne enough for introducing [internet links] to many of their non-fiction books as it really helps children retain information' - Adventures in Home Schooling; 'The Usborne Beginners series is a beautiful fit for newly independent readers' - Rhino Reads

• Chapters in this book include:- Studying the sky- What's in space?- A place in space- Watching space- Telescopes in space- Looking at galaxies- The Milky Way- Studying stars- The Sun- Probing planets- Exploring the surface- The Moon- Space lumps- Stargazing